Nancy Glover first began her yoga journey in 1998, when she joined a community center intro to yoga workshop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ever since that first class, it’s been a path of exploration and learning. As a former manager at Cisco and Apple, Nancy has experienced the fast pace of Silicon Valley and the effects it can have. The profoundly nourishing and grounding effects of the practice are what kept bringing her back to yoga.
As time went on, Nancy knew she wanted to go deeper in her practice. She completed her 200-hour YTT certification in November 2020 through the JOY of Yoga Teacher Training with Jennifer Prugh, Noell Clark, and faculty, which enabled her to gain her Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) certification. Nancy is deeply interested in all facets of yoga, including its sister science, Ayurveda. She believes that a seasonal focus and whole-bodied approach to eating, health, and movement enables us to navigate life’s changes and heal our mind, body, and spirit. She attributes a blend of these practices (yoga, Ayurveda, and Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and Qigong) to her ability to manage her autoimmune diseases and gracefully ride the waves of intense autoimmune flare ups and lethargy. She looks forward to sharing this valuable information with others in hopes that they too can find a sense of ease. Her mantra and mindset is: if one person heals by sharing information, we all heal.
Nancy enjoys teaching meditation, pranayama, Vinyasa, Gentle Yoga, Tapas, Restorative, and Qigong. Nancy’s classes are best described as accessible, joyful, and grounding.
Nancy and her husband have been actively involved in the Shanti Project for around 11 years. The Shanti Project’s mission is a pioneering nonprofit that builds human connections to reduce isolation for some of San Francisco’s most vulnerable citizens, facing life threatening and, at times, terminal diagnosis. Their goal is to improve the quality of life and human connection with the goal of extending peer support and practical assistance.
“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness, will we discover the infinite power of our light.” ~Brene Brown